Assembly of People of Kazakhstan

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Assembly of People of Kazakhstan

| native_name = {{nativename|kk|Қазақстан халқы ассамблеясы}}
{{nativename|ru|{{small|Ассамблея народа Казахстана}}}}

| logo = Emblem of Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.svg

| background_color = #1A4C96

| leader1_type = Chairman

| leader1 = Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

| leader2_type = Deputy Chairman

| leader2 = {{Unbulleted list|

Marat Äzilhanov{{Cite web|url=https://www.akorda.kz/kz/memleket-basshysynyn-okimimen-marat-almasuly-azilhanov-kazakstan-halky-assambleyasy-toragasynyn-orynbasary-kazakstan-respublikasy-prezidenti-akimshiliginin-kazakstan-halky-assambleyasy-hatshylygynyn-mengerushisi-lauazymyna-tagayyndaldy-213528 |title=Мемлекет басшысының өкімімен Марат Алмасұлы Әзілханов Қазақстан халқы Ассамблеясы Төрағасының орынбасары, Қазақстан Республикасы Президенті Әкімшілігінің Қазақстан халқы Ассамблеясы хатшылығының меңгерушісі лауазымына тағайындалды |language=kk |publisher=Official website of the President of Kazakhstan |date=21 April 2021 |access-date=20 February 2025}}

}}

| leader3_type = Founder

| leader3 = Nursultan Nazarbayev

| foundation = {{Start date|1995|3|1|df=yes}}

| meeting_place = Aqmeşit Street, 3. Astana

| ideology =

| national =

| seats1_title = Mäjilis

| seats1 =

| website = [https://assembly.kz/r assembly.kz]

| constitution = Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan ({{Langx|kk|Қазақстан халқы ассамблеясы|Qazaqstan halqy assambleiasy}}) is a national political body in Kazakhstan consisting of delegates of the Regional Assemblies of the People.{{Cite web|url=http://www.assembly.kz/index_en.php?ft=10008&type=10011 |title=Official site of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan |publisher=Assembly.kz |date= |accessdate=2010-06-25 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Its task is to represent the various ethnic groups that make up the Central Asian state at national level and to strengthen ethnic/religious coexistence in Kazakh society.{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan's assembly to continue interethnic, religious harmony building in wake of recent political changes |url=https://astanatimes.com/2019/04/kazakhstans-assembly-to-continue-interethnic-religious-harmony-building-in-wake-of-recent-political-changes/ |date=14 April 2019 |first1=Aidana |last1=Yergaliyeva |website=The Astana Times }} It was established in 1995{{cite web|title=Opinion: Kazakhstan's unique Assembly of People maintains ethnic harmony|url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/Outside-View/2015/05/04/Opinion-Kazakhstans-unique-Assembly-of-People-maintains-ethnic-harmony/5051430316093/|website=UPI.com |date= May 4, 2015 |first1=John C.K. |last1=Daly }} by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who served as assembly chairman until April 2021. The assembly is presently chaired by Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.{{cite news |title=Nazarbayev resigns as chair of Assembly of People of Kazakhstan |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/nazarbayev-resigns-as-chair-of-assembly-people-kazakhstan/50000262-4523764 |agency=Agencia EFE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512163858/https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/nazarbayev-resigns-as-chair-of-assembly-people-kazakhstan/50000262-4523764 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |date=28 Apr 2021 }}

Organization

The APK consists of 384 representatives of all ethnic groups living in Kazakhstan drawn from the Regional Assemblies of the People.{{cite web|title=Kazakhstan to Counter Islamic Extremism with Education|url=http://www.silkroadreporters.com/2014/11/28/kazakhstans-counter-islamic-extremism-education/|website=Silk Road Reporters |first=John C. K. |last=Daly |date=November 28, 2014 |access-date=2014-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203223214/http://www.silkroadreporters.com/2014/11/28/kazakhstans-counter-islamic-extremism-education/#|archive-date=2014-12-03|url-status=dead}} The law provides that all APK decisions be considered by public authorities and civil society institutions; APK Deputies participate in the legislative process and can propose legislation. APK Deputies elected 9 members to the Mäjilis until 2023 and the APK reviews all parliamentary laws to ensure that they are in conformity with the Constitution of Kazakhstan's articles on ethnic harmony and equality.

Sessions

2015: The 22nd session of the APK was held on held on 22 April 2015, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the APK. During the session the Kazakh President proposed to introduce a national day of gratitude and mark it on 1 March, the day the APK was established.{{cite web|title=Assembly of People of Kazakhstan Seeks to Strengthen Interethnic Harmony|url=http://astanatimes.com/2015/04/assembly-of-people-of-kazakhstan-seeks-to-strengthen-interethnic-harmony/|website=The Astana Times |date=24 April 2015 |first1=Malika |last1=Orazgaliyeva }}{{Cite web|title=День благодарности впервые отмечается в Казахстане - Новости Казахстана - свежие, актуальные, последние новости об о всем|url=https://www.kazpravda.kz/news/kultura/den-blagodarnosti-vpervie-otmechaetsya-v-kazahstane/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.kazpravda.kz|language=ru}}
2016: On April 26, 2016, the 24th annual session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan took place in Astana dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the country's independence. The theme of the 2016 session was "Independence. Consent. Nation united future."{{cite web|title=Consolidation of Society around Common Values in Focus of Assembly of the People Session|url=http://astanatimes.com/2016/04/consolidation-of-society-around-common-values-in-focus-of-assembly-of-the-people-session/|website=The Astana Times |date=26 April 2016 |first1=Kamila |last1=Zhumabayeva }}
2019: The 27th session conference was held in Nur-Sultan on 29 April 2019, with the theme being "Formula of Peace and Harmony: Unity and Modernization."{{cite web |title=27th Session of Assembly of People of Kazakhstan |url=https://kazakh-tv.kz/en/view/society/page_202619_27th-session-of-assembly-of-people-of-kazakhstan |website=kazakh-tv.kz}}

References

External links

[http://www.assembly.kz]

Category:Politics of Kazakhstan